Discover the Silk Road 2025

Transfer to Kunya Urgench (165km - 2 hours 30 minutes by car) to visit the Kunya Urgench Old Town - located in northwest Turkmenistan.

Visit:

• Tomb of King Tekesh (1172-1200)
• Fakhr-Ad-Din Mausoleum
• Turebek Khanum Mausoleum
• Complex of Najmitdin Kubra and Sultan Ali Mausoleums
• Kutlug Timur Tower

Lunch at a local restaurant.

Afternoon transfer to Dashoguz Airport check-in flight to Ashgabat (Turkmenistan) // T5 106 (19.15 - 20.20) - Departure time & flight may change.

Evening: The group arrives in Ashgabat.

Check-in the hotel. Dinner at the restaurant. Overnight in Ashgabat.

Breakfast at the hotel.

Visit:

• • Khast-Imam Complex:
  • Explore Chorsu Bazaar market:
  • The Tashkent Metro system

Have lunch at a restaurant.

Afternoon visit:

• Independence Square (Mustakillik)
• Amir Temur Square:
• Museum of Applied Art

Evening: Dinner at the restaurant. Overnight in Tashkent.

Breakfast at the hotel. Free time.

Check out and transfer to the airport, check-in flight to Urgench // HY 051 (13.00 - 14.30).

Upon arrival in Urgench, pick-up by the car and guide and transferred to Khiva (30km - 30 minutes by car).

The group arrives in the city of Khiva, the car takes the group on a city tour.

Visit:

• Ichan Kala
• Kalta Minor Minaret:
• Pakhlavan Mahmud Complex
• Tash Khauli Palace

Dinner at a local restaurant.

Transfer to the hotel. Overnight in Khiva.

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out. Departs to the Turkmenistan border region - "Dashoguz".

• Erk Kala, Kirk Kiz Kala:

Transfer to Bukhara via Turkmenabad and have lunch at a local restaurant. Crossing the Uzbek-Turkmen border at Farab, the group will arrive in Bukhara (Uzbekistan) (a 360km - 5 hours and 35 minutes’ drive).

Dinner and check-in the hotel. Overnight stay in Bukhara.

Breakfast at the hotel. Explore the capital city of Ashgabat for the day.

• Turkmenistan National Museum - (closed on Tuesdays and National Holidays)
• Nisa Ancient City:
• Ertugrul Gazi Mosque:

Lunch at a local restaurant. Afterwards, the group continues to explore the city.

• Wedding Palace with Observation Tower:
• Independence Monument:
• Neutrality Arch

Dinner at a restaurant.

Overnight at hotel in Ashgabat.

Have early breakfast and check out.

Transfer to the airport for the flight to Mary // T5 127 (06.20 - 07.00) - Departure time and flight may change.

Arrival at Mary airport. Pick up and transfer to Merv (35km - 40 minutes by car).

Visit:

• Sultan Sanjar Mausoleum:
• Rudaki Museum:
• Visit the local market and the mosque.

• Lunch at the traditional Chaihana restaurant, where the group will have the opportunity to taste Plov cooked according to the Penjikent recipe.

  The group continues to explore.

• Ancient Penjikent:
• Sarazm Ruins:

• Returns to Samarkand by car (62km - 1 hour 20 minutes drive).

  Dinner at a restaurant and overnight stay at the hotel. Overnight in Samarkand.

Breakfast at the hotel.  Visit:

• Samanid Mausoleum (9th-10th century)
• Chashma Ayub Mausoleum:
• Ark Fortress

Lunch at a local restaurant.

Afternoon, visit:

• Bolo-Hauz Mosque (1712): the only preserved monument in the Registan district of Bukhara, built in 1712.
• Poi-Kalyan Complex (12th-16th century):
• Lyabi-Hauz

Dinner at a restaurant. Overnight stay in Bukhara.

Breakfast at the hotel. Visit:

• Sitorai Mokhi-Khosa, also known as the "Palace of the Stars and Moon,"

• Bahoutdin Architectural Complex
• Fayzulla Xoʻjayev House Museum.

Lunch at a local restaurant.

After that, the group is taken to the train station to board a high-speed train to the city of Samarkand (15:50 - 17:25). Upon arrival in Samarkand, the group is picked up by a car and a tour guide to check-in at the hotel and rest.

Evening: dinner at a restaurant. Then take a night walk to Registan Square.

Returns to the hotel for rest. Overnight stay in Samarkand.

Morning: Breakfast at the hotel. Tranfer to Penjikent, Tajikistan (62km - 1 hour 20 minutes by car).

In Penjikent, visit:

• Margilan Silk Factory:.

Afterwards, the group moved to Rishtan (a 50km - 1 hour journey) and began exploring:

• Rishtan Ceramics Center.

The group was then driven to Fergana (a 55km - 1 hour drive).

Have dinner at a restaurant. Check-in hotel. Overnight stay in Fergana.

Breakfast at the hotel. Visit:

• Timur's Mausoleum:

Lunch at a local restaurant. Visit:

• Bibi-Khanym Mosque.
• Visit Siyob Bazaar (closed on Mondays)
• Shahi Zindah Necropolis - "The Tomb of Kings" complex

Dinner at a restaurant and overnight stay at a hotel. Overnight in Samarkand.

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out.

Visit:

• Koni Ghil Paper Factory:

Lunch at a local restaurant. Then continue the sightseeing.

• Ulugbek's Observatory
• Mausoleum of Saint Daniel

Transfer to the station, board the high-speed train to the capital Tashkent (17:25-19:43).

Arrive in Tashkent, have dinner at the restaurant.

Check-in the hotel. Overnight in Tashkent.

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out. Transfer to the train station, take the train to Margiland (07:55 – 13:23).

Upon arrival in Margilan have lunch at a local restaurant, and then visit:

• Issyk-Kul Lake: this is the second largest mountain lake in the world after Titicaca. The group can immerse themselves in the joy of the clear water, experience the changing atmosphere according to the color of the sky, and absorb all the healing properties of the rivers flowing from the surrounding mountains. At Issyk Kul Lake, there are many interesting activities for guests such as hunting with eagles, watching the sunset on the lake, exploring the culture and cuisine of the Dungan people, and personally building traditional yurts with nomads (128km - 1 hour and 50 minutes).

Check in and have dinner at the hotel. Overnight stay in Issyk-kul.

Breakfast at the hotel. Check out.

Transfer across the Uzbek-Kyrgyz border at Dostuk, heading towards the three-thousand-year-old city of Osh, the second largest city in Kyrgyzstan, located in the southern part of the country in the Fergana Valley, often referred to as the "southern capital" (a 120km - 2 hours and 45 minutes journey).

In Osh, the group explores the colorful market, which is an opportunity to taste Shashlik (skewered meat) made from different types of meat.

After that, the group begins the journey to explore Osh.

• Three-story Yurt:
• Solomon Mountain, Spiritual Culture Museum: located on the southern slope of Rushan Mountain. The ground floor of this museum includes expanded karst caves, while the upper floor is formed from a natural cave. There are 13 facilities in the building with a total area of 1238 m2. There are rock carvings here, some of which are thousands of years old.

The group is transported to Osh airport to catch a flight to Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan // YK 181 (19.00 - 19.40) - Departure time and flight may change.

Upon arrival in Bishkek, the group has dinner at a local restaurant.

The group checks in and rests at the hotel. Overnight in Bishkek.

Have breakfast at the hotel. Check out. Departure by car to Issyk-kul (225km - 3 hours and 15 minutes by car).

Along the way, the group will make stops for sightseeing.

• Burana Tower - one of the most famous historical landmarks of Haiti
• Stone Warriors - Balbals: from the 6th-8th century, where statues of famous soldiers killed in battles are displayed.­

Have breakfast and check out. Visit along the northern coast of Issyk-kul, with stops for sightseeing.

• Grigoryevskoe Mountain Alley: a place to capture stunning photos and breathe fresh air. Then return to visit the bustling city around Cholpon ata Lake (15km - 16 minutes).

Lunch at a local restaurant.

Afterwards, the group visits the rock carvings, an impressive outdoor temple where rituals related to the spiritual world and the life of the Issyk-Kul nomads are performed.

• Cholpon-Ata History Museum: located in the center of Cholpon-Ata, about 1 km from Issyk-Kul Lake and the Rukh Ordo Cultural Center.

Transfer to Bishkek (260km - 3 hours 50 minutes).

Dinner and checks into the hotel. Overnight in Bishkek.

Breakfast at the hotel. The group is free to explore the city of Bishkek. Check out of the hotel.

Transfer to Almaty (240km - 4 hours).

The group visits:

• Republic Square and Independence Monument, National Museum:
• Panfilov Park: named after the 28 heroes
• Zenkov Orthodox Cathedral (or Ascension Church):
• Victory Memorial: a memorial complex in Almaty, Kazakhstan, installed in the park named after the 28 Panfilov Guards to commemorate the 30th anniversary of the victory in the Great Patriotic War. The eternal flame is lit as part of the complex.
• Traditional Musical Instruments Museum:

Dinner at a restaurant. Rest at the hotel. Overnight in Almaty.

Breakfast at the hotel, then depart for a sightseeing tour to Medeo.

The cable car takes you to the Shymbulak ski resort, then to the Talgar Pass at an altitude of 2300m, where you can enjoy panoramic views of snow-capped peaks and glaciers.

Then, the group climbs up the Kok-Tobe Tower to admire the panoramic view of the city of Almaty.

• Kok-Tobe: this is the tallest TV tower in the world, located on the high slopes of Kok Tobe mountain to the southeast of the city center of Almaty, Kazakhstan. It is one of the structures with the best earthquake resistance.

Dinner at a restaurant before moving to Almaty International Airport for the flight to home. End of services.